The five stages of Lent
As the twenty-first century has progressed the Catholic Church’s grasp on the Irish psyche has become increasingly more tentative. With mass attendances dwindling and the ideologies of the church sufferi...
Young People of Ireland…Are you there?
With the news of a visit from Pope Francis being confirmed on Wednesday 21st, it has made a lot of people very happy. There are also a lot of people that couldn't care less if it was the Pope or The Rolling Sto...
An Overview of Contraception in Ireland: the past, the present and the Papal influence
McDermott Family of 14, 1905 – Photo Credit: Richard Only fully legalised in 1993, contraception in Ireland has historically been a point of discord in what is known as a 'Catholic country.' Though contracepti...
Confession: Sex abuse survivor Joe Capozzi’s story
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Actor, writer and producer Joe Capozzi grew up Catholic and had known his local priest for most of his life. His priest had been a part of his family life, his soc...
The decline of Catholicism in Ireland
The next national census is set for 2016, however the previous one in 2011 revealed that 84.2% of the population identified as Roman Catholic; 5 years previously, 87.4% of people said Catholicism was their reli...
The history of forced adoption in Ireland
In 2001, the then-Minister for Children, Mary Hanafin, introduced the first Adoption Information and Tracing Bill to Dáil Éireann. The Bill would attempt to criminalise adoptees by imposing a term of imprisonme...